About the Author: Arun Ahuja is a science fiction writer with an MS in biomedical engineering. His piece “Pomposity Penalized” won Editor’s Pick in the University of New Mexico’s magazine.Poem (c) 2006 Arun Ahuja helioray@netscape.net

About the Artist: Romeo Esparrago lives on a gas giant and is therefore super-cool.Illustration (c) 2006 Romeo Esparrago